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Lithuania changing defense system acquisitions scheme
Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a draft amendment on establishment of a centralized acquisitions institution, the Agency of Defense Resources, that would be in charge of all procurement for the defense system. […]
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Lithuania’s defense procurement reform package to be tabled to parliament
Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis on Tuesday will table a package of draft laws related to the national defense system’s procurement reform to the parliament. […]
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NATO jets scrambled once from Lithuania last week over Russian warplanes
Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once from Lithuania to intercept Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. […]
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Lithuania backs Brussels initiative on defense fund
Lithuania’s government supports the European Commission (EC) initiative to set up a European Defense Fund, which Brussels believes would enable countries of the community to make more efficient investments in the weaponry they purchase. […]
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President sees Zapad, Belarus N-plant as key threats to transatlantic security
The world clearly understands that key threats to transatlantic security in our region arise from the militarization of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the Zapad military exercise and Belarus‘ Astravyets nuclear power plant, which has become a geopolitical weapon, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday. […]
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NATO troops to train to defend Suwalki gap – Lithuanian commander
NATO troops stationed in Lithuania and Poland next week will train to defend the so-called “Suwalki gap“, a land corridor through which the Alliance could send reinforcements to the Baltic countries in the event of a crisis. […]
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Minister of Interior to discuss event safety after terror in Europe
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas is Monday holding a meeting with top executives of private security companies to discuss threats of terrorism. […]
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Riflemen’s Union should develop network among emigrants – new chief
The Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union should unite more than just members living in Lithuania but also include emigrants, says Lieutenant Colonel Gintaras Koryzna appointed as the new chief of the organization. […]
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Lithuanian border guards refuse entry to Russian military team
Lithuanian border guards late on Thursday detained a Russian military team on a transit train traveling from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the capital of Moscow, a spokesman for the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service said. […]
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Detention of men with airsoft guns near Vilnius was appropriate response
Police officers who a week ago detained men with airsoft guns in a forest near Nemenčinė, in the district of Vilnius, responded appropriately to the situation, Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense, said on Wednesday. […]
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President discusses security situation with US Congress delegation
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with members of the United States Congress delegation on Wednesday, discussing the security situation. […]
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Cyber attacks against state institutions committed by underage Lithuanians, Dane
Cyber attacks against information systems of Lithuania’s state institutions were committed by three underage individuals, including two citizens of Lithuania and a Dane, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office said. […]
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Case of cyber attacks against Lithuania’s state institutions handed to court
Lithuania’s criminal police has closed the investigation of the cyber attacks against websites of state institutions. […]
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Little green men from new incubators
There a has been growing concern in Europe regarding the Kremlin’s new methods of formulating the aggressive fifth column whose members are recruited under the guise of combat sports clubs. According to, experts Lithuania – […]
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Biggest activity of Russian warplanes reported above Baltic Sea last week
NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled six times from Lithuania over Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea. […]